Amaya Toman Engxenyeni yanamuhla yokubuyela kwethu njalo esikhathini esedlule, sizohamba eminyakeni yamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye ekhulwini elidlule. Engxenyeni yokuqala ye-athikili yethu, sizogxila enkampanini iMaxis, eyadayiswa esidlangalaleni ngo-1995, futhi ebhekene nesihloko somdlalo wehlelo iSimCity. Kodwa futhi kuzobe kukhulunywa ngokuqala kwenkonzo yaseNapster esuse umsindo.
Kungaba njalo okuthakaselayo
Napster ufika (1999)
NgoJuni 1, 1999, u-Shawn Fanning kanye no-Sean Parker bethula isevisi yabo yokwabelana nge-P2P ebizwa ngokuthi i-Napster. Ngaleso sikhathi, i-Napster yanikeza abasebenzisi amandla okulayisha ngokushesha futhi kalula noma ukulanda amafayela omculo ngefomethi ye-MP3. Le nkonzo yaba nethonya elikhulu kubantu cishe ngobusuku obubodwa, yathola ukuduma ikakhulukazi phakathi kwabafundi basekolishi laseMelika. Ezinyangeni eziyisithupha nje ngemva kokwethulwa kwayo, ekuqaleni kukaZibandlela 1999, iRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA) yanquma ukuvulela uNapster icala lokwephulwa kwelungelo lobunikazi ngobuningi, noma kunalokho abadali bayo. Icala, kanye nezinye izinsolo, ligcine liholele ekutheni uNapster avale ekuqaleni kukaSepthemba 2002.
UMaxis Goes Global (1995)
UMaxis wadayiswa esidlangalaleni ngoJuni 1, 1995. Uma leli gama likutshela okuthile, kodwa awukwazi ukukhumbula kahle, yazi ukuthi lo ngumqambi wochungechunge lomdlalo oludumile i-SimCity. Ngaphezu kwe-SimCity, ezinye izilingisi ezithakazelisayo nezijabulisayo ezifana ne-SimEarth, i-SimAnt noma i-SimLife zivele eshabhu kaMaxis. Zonke lezi zihloko zegeyimu zigqugquzelwe umsunguli we-Maxis u-Will Wright uqobo lwakhe ngemikhumbi eyimodeli nezindiza, abelokhu enaye kusukela ebuntwaneni bakhe. UWill Wright wasungula uMaxis ngokubambisana noJeff Braun.
